"Raising Hope"

My Name is Earl's quirky, hot mess of a little sister who happens to be hot and funny

Raising Hope is on Tuesday nights immediately following Glee on FOX created by (My Name is Earl's creator) Greg Garcia. I am a Goonie (represent) and with Goonie alum Martha Plimpton at the forefront, I had to check it out. The main character, Jim Chance (Lucas Neff), is a 25 year old who still lives with his parents Burt (Garret Dillahunt from Sarah Connor Chronicles) and Virginia (Martha Plimpton) who actually still live in Maw-Maw's (Cloris Leachman) house.

Jim meets a girl and after a one night stand, she is found out to be a wanted murdered who is sent to the electric chair which leaves Jim to inherit little Hope. After you get past the ridiculous initial storyline it is actually quite a charming and wonderful show. Plimpton and Dillahunt are marvelous as Jimmy's underachieving, meddlesome parents who help Jim raise Hope (though sometimes they themselves need parenting). Maw Maw is a hoot when she has the chance to stumble on or off the screen with her degenerative condition, more times than not leaving her topless. Sabrina is Jim's cute love interest who is not necessarily interested in Jim but shines when making fun of her controlling boss at the grocery store.

The family is a train wreck and sometimes trashtastic but somehow it always works brilliantly on screen.

Jason Lee will be guest starring on the November 30th episode and though he won't be reprising his role as Earl, I'm sure it will be someone just as colorful. (TV Guide)

Yes, that is Maw Maw (Cloris Leachman) dressed up as a kitty cat for the Halloween episode. Why the hell not!? When Maw Maw eats too much candy she reverts to her five year old self and its awesomely funny.

Can't wait for the Thanksgiving shenanigans.

"The Walking Dead"

The Walking Dead premiered three weeks ago to the largest cable TV premiere for 2010 - 5.3 million viewers to be exact, which is the largest premiere ever for AMC - these are network numbers folks and for Halloween it is even more impressive. Walking Dead has already been renewed for a complete second season after airing two episodes, and three have aired so far. There are actually only three gloriously gory episodes left of this first season. The hour long series focuses on survivors within the world of Zombie Apocolypse. Rick, the main character, is a sherrif in a small town and is shot some time before the Zombie madness begins. He awakens in a hospital room from his coma to find his door baricaded and the hospital abandoned, a body half eaten on the floor. When he finally makes it his home he finds his wife and child have fled along with the rest of town.

The show focuses on its character development and story arc - which is where it strength lies and in a world of Zombies makes it all the more critical for credibility. Though the effects are disturbingly great, but they are not the sole focus of the series.

**Spoilers Ahead**

Most recently I myself was annoyed by Merle, a redneck survivor, who had put the scavenging group of survivors in danger while raiding the "Fallen Atanta". I rolled my eyes as the racism sub-plot but loved it when Rick summed it up with "Things are different now. There is no black and white but only dark meat and white meat ."

The third episode began with a couple of intensive minutes of Merle being cuffed to a pipe on the roof of the building with zombies referred to as "geeks" trying to break down the door and have some Merle pie. After two minutes I jumped to Merle's side after watching him wallow, cry, beg, and scream at Jesus who offered no solutions to his plight. It takes some incredible writing and acting to get viewers to jump the fence like that.

I have big hopes and dreams for the Waking Dead and I hope they get production rolling on the second season stat.

I have to share a piece of art created by animator and fan Daniel Kanemoto. This sadly blows the real opening credits out of the water. Amazing Opening Credits via (Topless Robot)

Also a zombie pic below pictured with half eaten deer for your viewing pleasure.